The Crater Guest

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

19.79° S · 117.39° E

Diameter

19.79 km

IAU approval

2017/07/25 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-101 · Fermi

Geological Chronicle

Guest is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, just west of the large crater Fermi and north of Izsak. The formation spans an official diameter of 19.79 kilometers.

Guest overlies an unnamed crater of similar size to the north, forming a pair. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-101.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — John E.; British volcanologist (1938-2012).
• Wikipedia (en) — Guest (lunar crater)

Name Origin

John E.; British volcanologist (1938-2012).